OpenTable for Restaurants vs Tock Dashboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenTable for Restaurants
This app helps restaurants manage reservations, optimize operations, and enhance guest experiences. It allows for remote access to key metrics, reservation editing, and marketing campaign initiation. The iPad version offers comprehensive front-of-house and shift planning tools.
- Fill more seats
- Deliver remarkable hospitality
- Optimize operations
- Check cover trends and stats
- Make and edit reservations
- Start marketing campaigns
- Front-of-house guest and table management
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The OpenTable app is a robust restaurant management and marketing solution that helps fill more seats, deliver remarkable hospitality, and optimize operations. It is available for download for all OpenTable customers. From an iPhone, OpenTable customers can stay connected to their restaurant from anywhere. The Owner app on iPhone lets you check cover trends and stats, make and edit reservations, start a marketing campaign, receive VIP push notifications, and more. Additionally, OpenTable customers should use the iPad app for cloud-based front-of-house guest and table management, shift planning, and more. Note: This app is for restaurants using OpenTable. If you want to book a reservation, please download the OpenTable diner app or go to https://www.opentable.com/mobile.
Tock Dashboard
Manage your business operations on the go with this companion app. It allows you to control guest lists, orders, floor plans, waitlists, and seating arrangements remotely. Designed for businesses using the Tock platform for reservations, delivery, and events.
- Guest list management
- Order tracking
- Floor plan visualization
- Waitlist management
- Seating assignments
- Remote business access
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This is a companion App to the web-based Tock Dashboard. Stay connected with your business - manage your guest list, orders, floor plan, waitlist, and seating assignments - from anywhere. Tock is a unified system allowing restaurants, wineries, and pop-ups to manage reservations, delivery, takeout, and events - all in one place. Note: This app is for restaurants, wineries, and pop-ups using Tock to run their business. If you want to make a reservation, download the Tock app or visit www.exploretock.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OpenTable for Restaurants at 4.0 against Tock Dashboard's 2.3. OpenTable for Restaurants also leads on review sentiment (24% vs 4%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Tock Dashboard's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OpenTable for Restaurants holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 412 and 130 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of OpenTable for Restaurants's written reviews are positive against 4% of Tock Dashboard's.
OpenTable for Restaurants ships an update weekly, Tock Dashboard every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenTable for Restaurants | Tock Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (412 ratings) — better | 2.3 (130 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.4% of reviews — better | 3.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 412 — better | 130 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | OpenTable, Inc. | Tock |
Customer experience
OpenTable for Restaurants
Tock Dashboard
Bugs and requests
OpenTable for Restaurants
Reported bugs
5 issues- Reservations not syncing across devices
- Guest info not displaying correctly
- Inability to update reservation details
- Crashing and freezing issues
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
Requested features
6 requests- Floor plan view on mobile
- Ability to customize tags/courses
- Waitlist functionality improvements
- More control over reservations on mobile
- Better guest management tools
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- Ability to respond to reviews in-app
Tock Dashboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OpenTable for Restaurants
No in-app purchases
Tock Dashboard
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is OpenTable for Restaurants free?
Is Tock Dashboard free?
Which has better reviews, OpenTable for Restaurants or Tock Dashboard?
Do OpenTable for Restaurants or Tock Dashboard have ads?
Which is updated more often, OpenTable for Restaurants or Tock Dashboard?
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